The Bestest:Pontious Pilates: Toronto is putting a bid together for 2024. And I read a Yahoo article recently that says some local politicians in Toronto are considering a joint bid with Niagara Falls/Buffalo, NY. As a native WNYer, i think that would be cool as shiat, for the first international games to be held across the world's longest friendly border. BUT, I can't imagine who among anyone involved would say "You know, Toronto made a good case for themselves in their last two bids, but you know what they're missing that would put them over the top? BUFFALO."

..actually, a cross-border bid might do just that. Has that ever been done before? Closest thing that comes to my mind was when South Korea and Japan jointly hosted the World Cup.

Can you imagine the mess at the border checkpoints with people trying to move back and forth? It would be a logistical and security nightmare.

Earguy:themeaningoflifeisnot: The neat thing about all the hate flowing towards NBC for the way they've f*cked up these Olympics is that it will make absolutely no difference.

"Look at the ratings we got! Send Mary Carillo to Brasil now! Give the team a two-week vacation, then offer them bonuses to do the same thing for Rio!"

I think the true answer is that 95% of American viewers really don't give a damn what NBC does with its coverage. The average schmoe could not give a rat's ass that Kate Bush was cut out. They just swallow whatever broadcast jizz NBC shoots down their throats and say "thank you, may I have another."

The only way this abomination would vastly improve is if they would shift gears and do a five or ten minute sequence on the U.K. historical tradition of killing people and throwing their bodies in the bog.

The Bestest:Pontious Pilates: Toronto is putting a bid together for 2024. And I read a Yahoo article recently that says some local politicians in Toronto are considering a joint bid with Niagara Falls/Buffalo, NY. As a native WNYer, i think that would be cool as shiat, for the first international games to be held across the world's longest friendly border. BUT, I can't imagine who among anyone involved would say "You know, Toronto made a good case for themselves in their last two bids, but you know what they're missing that would put them over the top? BUFFALO."

..actually, a cross-border bid might do just that. Has that ever been done before? Closest thing that comes to my mind was when South Korea and Japan jointly hosted the World Cup.

IOC is big on 'one city per bid,' so I doubt that would work. Hell, I heard they might have a problem with a joint bid from Minneapolis and St. Paul, and I can stand in both of those cities at the same time.

Well I worked damn hard on Buffalo's World University Games, so I know Buffalo has the expertise to run an Olympics.But not the money.

/right after we get our NBA franchise back, win the Cup and the Super Bowl, and get that MLB team we were sooo close to landingOK If that happens, I'll go along with an Olympic bid. That is if I'm still alive then.